I chose this site, because I wanted to learn more about Samuel Adams and how he helped to fan the flames of the American Revolution. I also liked how much this site talked about other topics that we read about in this unit, such as, the Boston Massacre, the boycotts that were held, the Tea Act, Sons of Liberty, the Townshend Acts, the Continental Congress, and the Boston Tea Party. The information that this site has expands on the information mentioned above and I found this very useful since all of the above topics are ones that we are currently studying. Overall, I was just very pleased with how much information that this site had to offer about the various people and events that feed the fire of the American Revolution.
Three things that I found interesting on this site were Samuel Adams and John Adams role in the aftermath of the Boston Massacre, that there was more than one tea party in the colonies, and difference between soldiers and leaders. I found that the role of both, Samuel Adams and John Adams, in the aftermath of the Boston Massacre as very ingenious and slightly deceiving. This site states that Samuel Adams arranged a huge funeral for the first martyrs at the Boston Massacre, he swore an oath to hold a memorial for the martyrs each year on March 5, and he printed articles in the newspapers he owned blaming the British soldiers by saying they fired on innocent civilians. The reason that I found this interesting was, because later on in the article it talks about how Samuel Adams was happy that his cousin, John Adams, was hired as the defense attorney for the British soldiers. The site states that the reason Samuel was happy that John was the defense attorney was due to the fact that John was said to be the best la...
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... he played in the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Continental Congress, and overall as a leader in flaming the flames of the American Revolution. I learned that Adams was very cunning and intelligent in how he used the Boston Massacre to gain support for the cause of freedom. Likewise, I learned more of Adams role in the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party and how these events eventually caused a chain reaction for others to dump or boycott the cheap tea that the British imported. On the other hand, I also learned more of Adams as a diplomat, through his role at the Continental Congress, and found it very intriguing how much the people of Boston admired and followed him. This site was just very helpful in expanding my knowledge of not only the events that led up to the American Revolution, but particularly the role that Adams had in each incident.
Unfortunately, by choosing to focus on only a few events, Ellis's book fails in that it lacks somewhat of a scope. The book also focuses on some of the founding brothers in much greater detail than others. While I come away with a wealth of knowledge about both Adams and Jefferson, I have less knowledge of Ben Franklin and Aaron Burr, as Ellis's focus is significantly less on them.
... to the realness of this man. This book was first published in 2001, in New York. Though probably released before the September 11 attacks, it is assurable that if it had been released after, the direct correlation of the American hero would be made of John Adams. I think that the author’s goal, in writing this book, is to present the reality of this particular co-revolutionary, which through all the primary documents especially, he was very successful in doing. The single most memorable thing that I learned about were the relationships that Adams had, with other familiar names. This book had really helped me to understand the happenings that went on in the life period of Adams, but also really just how all these historical co-revolutionaries and Founding Fathers were all related.
Samuel Adams failed as a brewer and a Newspaper publisher. Samuel Adams also organized Boston’s Sons of Liberty. He helped coordinated Boston’s resistance to the Tea Act. Samuel Adams also represented Massachusetts in Continental Congress from 1774 to 1781. He was also elected to the Massachusetts convention on the ratification of the Constitution in 1787. After Serving John Hancock’s lieutenant from 1789 to 1793, Adams took over as governor. Samuel Adams went to Harvard College and graduate in the year of 1740. Samuel Adams found that his chief preoccupation, politics, was his true calling. An organizer of Boston’s Sons of Liberty he played a key role in 1765 until the war of independence in patriot opposition to what he believed was a plot to destroy the constitutional.
***Hancock came into direction with the British during the revolutionary war. One of his ships, the liberty, was taken over by the british. After Hancock was elected president or Massachusetts, the british targeted him after the revolutionary war. Him and Adams ware getting hunted by, Thomas Gage, a british general.Hancock was very involved in the deterioration of relation with the British crown and Massachusetts.
However, it seems as though several individuals do not know the in depth details of this man. It seems almost as though his associates, John Adams and John Hancock or more widely recognized regarding their involvement in the American Revolution that Sam
Samuel Adams, a political leader as well as one of the most celebrated and influential leaders throughout the American Revolutionary War, 1763-1776 (The American Republican Social Studies book). Adams created the Sons of Liberty, helped the colonists with the actions to take away unnecessary taxations by the British. Adams seeking guidance through his political career; not to mention he help stop the British from performing such horrific acts against the colonists. He helped support the five Bostonians who were killed during the Boston riots; he did so by keeping their memory alive.
His impact on the Battle of Saratoga and efforts in controlling the sea for American were not recognized as much until after his death. He might not have won “the glory he sought,” but he definitely “helped win a nation’s freedom” (Thomas 311). This biography has provided me with information that has widened by understanding of the American Revolution and a new perspective on the intricacies of the battles at
In conclusion Samuel Adams was a great person who helped shape our political culture, and a lot of people looked up to him. He took good control over popular resentment against Parliament to tax. As you read up top Samuel Adams was involved in the formulation resistance to the Stamp Act and played a vital role in organizing the Boston Tea Party. The effect he had on American history, what his accomplishments and failures were throughout his life, and what was something in his childhood that made him what he is known for now. I hope you learned a lot from this story, I
First of all, John Adams established his testimony as a courageous and fair men. He did not go populistically with the emotions of the crowds, but thought it through and wanted to be fair for everyone. For example, He defended the soldiers that shoot the mob in the Boston Massacre, because he believed that every person deserved a defense, even though he didn’t agree with the situation. That decision gave him a good reputation that helped him as he strongly and effectively worked to accomplish his goal Secondly, Adams was encouraging, both publicly and privately, a gradual lessening of dependence on Britain, He conducted private conversation with congressman and checked what people think and share his ideas about gaining independence. In my
The films The Searchers and Avatar both make use of the master narratives of regulating social order and disorder. One is used as a way to reinforce this narrative, while the latter is shaped more towards critiquing the overall of ideal of the American social order. The struggle presented by an external threats in both films give the opportunity of interpreting and contrasting the master narrative and the effects that can come from imbalances in social orders.
Democratic is when citizens vote for all elected officials. Many had defied political system as it was, and thrived towards to create a democratic system that will be beneficial for America as a whole. Andrew Jackson was one of those individuals who challenged the government’s views, and whose name is tied closely to democracy. This essay will focus on the aspects that made this president so great and how democratic was he in actual fact.
Interprofessional Practice (IPP) is the ability to provide a comprehensive health care service to all patients. Healthcare providers achieve this joining together and working collaboratively to deliver quality care across a range of healthcare settings. An interprofessional setting may offer several benefits to patients, including improved access to healthcare, less conflict and tension amongst caregivers, improved use of clinical resources, better retention of staff, better results for patients in particular those with chronic diseases. (http://www.ontarioshores.ca/about_us/our_approach/interprofessional/). This paper will discuss the benefits of an interprofessional practice to the patient.
David McCullough author of 1776 puts faces and feelings to the events of the Revolutionary war making this an exciting novel even when the ending is known. Acting as a companion to an earlier work of McCullough’s, John Adams, 1776 is a strictly military view of the era versus political. Although the reader may have to get accustomed to the vast amount of characters introduced McCullough makes sure that those you are supposed to remember you will. Every character introduced is described incredibly well and throughout the novel you begin to feel as if you know the character and are going through the battle with them, specifically General George Washington with whom the reader emphasizes constantly with throughout the war. With the great description of the characters and events we feel as if we are there and in doing this the author creates understanding, the reader by knowing all sides and characters’ personalities the feels they know why the Revolution happened the way it did.
I discussed the differences between Captain Thomas Preston’s Account of the Boston Massacre (1770) and Paul Revere, Image of The Bloody Massacre (1770). I then explained both men’s story beginning with Captain Thomas Preston’s vision of the event. I then explained Paul Revere version of the event. I then included my opinion which account I believed was most accurate and explained why.
During the Great Depression, while the competitors were cutting costs and reusing outdated designs, Kress was expanding and building more elaborate stores than their previous ones. The architecture was referred to as an “emporium” evoking an elegant atmosphere more suited to a fine cloth or furniture store in New York rather than the five & dime stores dotting small town America. Many wonder what the driving force was behind these design decisions, especially during a national time of economic recession. Perhaps simply to outpace the competition, but perhaps more importantly Samuel Kress was an avid art collector and a proponent of public art enhancing a community. In this way the Kress legacy of the brand became more than a retail business, it became a symbol of small town civic pride.